graffito
Americannoun
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graffiti
plural
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Archaeology. an ancient drawing or writing scratched on a wall or other surface.
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a single example of graffiti.
Usage
See graffiti.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of graffito
see origin at graffiti
Example Sentences
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“Thus, the monk drew a graffito of a cross onto the wall, accompanied by a prayer with which he was very familiar.”
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
Ben Stones’s imposing concrete set includes the signature graffito, “I love you, will u marry me,” that was painted on a concrete bridge of the housing project in 2001 and became an unlikely Sheffield icon.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
Another possibility: Was the hillside carving an act of outsize graffito?
From Washington Post ● May 16, 2021
The graffito “Bringing you the streets of Derry ’72” was seen in London, Leicester and Manchester.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 10, 2019
Not until the last half of the twentieth century would the graffito in English receive the kind of attention that had been paid it in England in the 1730s.
From The Merry-Thought: or the Glass-Window and Bog-House Miscellany. Part 1 by George R. Guffey
Israel's military told AFP that soldiers were dispatched to Mikhmas following a report of graffiti and arson at the mosque, as well as damage to a vehicle.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
For Keiller, the "small wins" - like tackling graffiti - are needed to help change public perception.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
“The ubiquitous graffiti had turned hostile. Wall Street was bust. Tourists were afraid to go south of 34th Street.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
On our way up here, we had passed graffiti flamingos on the sides of bunkers and on the path itself, but he had made no reference to them in his spiel about the island’s history.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
“I know you don’t like seeing your girlfriend or whatever disparaged like that, but these guys have been doing this for years. That graffiti was probably from last year or before.”
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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